What is an Elder Orphan, Solo Ager or a Solo? The term refers to a growing demographic within our aging population. Rising in number, this fast-growing segment is garnering the…
What is an Elder Orphan?
Chronic Disease and Patient Education: “Be True To Your Disease”?
“Be true to your disease” As soon as I heard it nothing else mattered. I turned off the radio interview because one phrase begged for my full attention. I wrote…
Aggravate: Emotions of Caregiving
Emotions of Caregiving -An Adult Child of Senior Parents Shares Aggravation From the “Well, that just beats all” department: The headline read “Baby pictures hanging at doctor’s office? Cute, sure,…
Katy Did… The Snazzy Walker
Dad’s balance was bad, and due to whatever was going on between his brain and his muscles, it was rapidly getting worse. He had fallen a couple of times in…
Katy Did… Dad and the Man on the Moon
One evening I was driving Dad back to his assisted living residence after dinner at my house. There was a big full moon in the sky and we both commented…
REEVALUATE: Preventing Disease
The headline read: The 2-Minute Habit That May Prevent Alzheimer’s. It grabbed me on more than one level. At first it was all business. Yes, Alzheimer’s, it’s a part of…